SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 Shift 1: The SBI PO Prelims exam started on 17th December and will continue till 20th December 2022. The exam analysis will help the students in having an idea of questions in the upcoming shifts. The exam will be conducted in four shifts. There are three sections in the SBI PO Prelims exam- Numerical Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The English section had 30 questions for 30 marks. The Numerical Aptitude and Reasoning Ability sections both had 30 questions for 35 marks. The time duration for each section was 20 minutes with a total duration of 60 minutes for the exam.
In this blog, we will give you a brief analysis of the first shift of SBI PO prelim exams conducted on 18th December 2022. Also, get to know the difficulty level of the exam through the number of good attempts.
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SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 Shift 1
Check the complete analysis of Shift 1 for SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 below :
Difficulty level and Good Attempts
Sections | Good Attempts | Level |
Reasoning Aptitude | 25-34 | Moderate |
English Language | 24-29 | Easy to Moderate |
Quantitative Aptitude | 21-27 | Moderate |
Total Marks: 100 | 70-85 | Moderate |
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis 18th December 2022 Shift 1: Section-Wise Analysis
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: Numerical Aptitude
The following were the topics covered in the 35 questions for Quantitative:
Topic | No. of Questions | Level |
Data Interpretation | 2 | Moderate |
Arithmetic (Time & Work, meansuration, partnership | 8-9 | Easy |
Quadratic Equation | 5 | Moderate |
Approximation | 5 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Moderate |
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: Reasoning Ability
The reasoning section was mostly moderate to difficult, and some questions were quite lengthy. The following questions were covered in the 35-question section:
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Puzzles and Seating Arrangements (Departmental + Floor + Variables) | 5+5+3+5+5 | Moderate |
Syllogism | 3-4 | Easy to Moderate |
Inequality | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
Direction Distance | 3 | Easy to Moderate |
Pair Formation | 1 | Easy |
Meaningful Word | 1 | Easy |
Total | 35 | Moderate |
SBI PO Prelims Exam Analysis Shift 1: English Language
English section was considered easy-moderate as well. The 30 questions long section was broken up in the following manner:
Topics | No. of Questions | Level |
Reading Comprehension | 8 | Easy |
Error Detection | 4-5 | Easy |
Para Jumble | 5 | Moderate |
Word Rearrangement (New) | 4 | Moderate |
Phrase Replacement | 4-5 | Easy to Moderate |
Total | 30 | Moderate |
Check out our official YouTube channel for a detailed section-wise analysis of the paper.
Conclusion
That’s all from Oliveboard for now! Best of luck to those attending the paper on 18th December 2022. Keep an eye out for the shift-wise exam analysis for the 18th as well.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SBI PO Prelims Exam 2022 will be conducted in four shifts.
The SBI PO Prelims exam is conducted from 17th to 20th December 2022.
The SBI PO Prelims exam is conducted for total marks of 100.
Yes, there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

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